It is ideal, isn't it?
I love all bout this!
Great job.

A nice image, but I agree with the comment that noted a shallower depth of field, to isolate the bottles in the frame, could be a nice effect; also, did you try different lighting (such as from below; maybe that would be too much like a bar...)

Great image and colors. I do agree with the comments of more of DOF and try different lighting, but this is very nice and eye catching. I really like the textures of the wall and also in the reflection in the bottles.

nice compo

It looks very good in the thumbnail, but I don't like the background. The composition and perspective are both well-chosen.

Amazing image. It made me just stop and think "WOW" in big glowing red capital letters!
I disagree with the comments saying it's oversaturated, I think it goes pretty well with the "epic" mood.

Thanks a lot Birba and Nattfodd!

stunning

Thank you leaves!

Fantastic colors and capture.

I really love her eyes. Good job.

superb skin tone, expression, light and close crop

Such a pretty face, love the eye color. Very positive feel. Wonderful portrait.

The eyes make this photo sing! Nice job.

Best,
Jon

wow...I know you've heard this over and over...but the eyes are amazing!

Very nice...gives me a feel of the music!

This is just really great. The blur feels musical to me... fits perfectly.

Sweetness.

This is very good...I can hear the jazz. I love the musician's head, very surreal and abstract; it fits the genre of music.

Wonderful shot Toph! I've always enjoyed this photo.

This is such a nice photo - great comp. and great atmosphere. Truly, this is music to my eyes!

Best,
JOn

Tom, this is quite the face. The light is a bit harsh for my taste (hard to control when you're riding a yak across Tibet or wherever this was), but ohmigod what a face...what a life you've caught here. Quite remarkable.

As an aside, this theme (In Your Face) has the tagline "Self Portraits with Edge" which I, too, missed the first time I uploaded a shot. Unless I'm totally missing something, "Tom Carter" ain't the name of the woman in the image ;-)

greath face ! but also for me the sun light is to agressive and the level of the photo is above the eyes, i guess the old lady is not tall.

Thank you all for the comments. I am sorry I didn't know these were self-portraits only; should I remove the image?
About the photo itself, the sunlight in Tibet is a real doozy; it's so harsh that many images come out pure black. Other times they are all washed out like this one; I tried my best.

amazing... just amazing.

Very nice work in a difficult light - you succeed in bringing us an amazing face!

Thanks,
Jon

Sweet .. I love the details here.

Love the angle and the colors!

I think this is my favourite of the whole bunch

Beautiful. I love the colors and detail of the petals.

nice one

I like the colors and bubbles...its fun. Makes me smile

Wow. Wonderful.
I do have to agree about the comment about the placement of the green leaf. I think it would make more of a statement if it was closer to one of the sweet spots - probably the upper right.
Love the colors and the bubbles! :)

i like this photo-i would also love to see it without the bubbles

here is the color select wunderfull. good shot!

Very pretty. Sharp details and cool colors. I like the bubbles.

Great expression!

The cigarette on the other hand stands out too much.

i don't think it is too dark. the extreme contrast gives your photo a very strong mood. the subject itself is also very intriguing.

Fantastic contrast Luca. Love the dark, greasy feel to it. Composition is the only issue here. Just a little to the left to see the whole cigarette, but not too far so we can still see the back of the bench. Love this shot.

i just wish the cigarette was in the shot. good emotion though.

I think it should seem dark, it adds to the overall mood of the picture. Nice shot!

I love shots like these...but like doilyboy said, I would add just a tad more light.

what a face! I'd also like to see a bit more of her hair, but it's an impressive portrait.

Worn minds in contrasty bw, it always works, isn't it? The task is to show this mind through the skin, and you did a great work here. Great shot.

great portrait.

Perfect, I wouldn't add or remove a thing. Great capture!!!

great picture-i love the composition

Yeah . The hair over the eye gives her a mysterious look . Stranges but the grainy effect adds to the picture and makes it feel more raw ! ...I like this lots

Thanks everyone for your inputs, mostly the thing i felt strange about was the left eye hidden behind hair.
But as manickavelu said, it adds to the mystery, so i guess it's ok.

I agree great composition and I like the "mystery" Great job.

no mystery here, she's playing on her computer ;)